Hickerson, who was 17 at the time, and James, who was 16, were accused of shooting Contreras as part of a botched home invasion at the residence on Inglewood Avenue in Pontiac. Prosecutors said the duo had a mistaken belief that the home contained marijuana and weapons.

About six weeks after that sentence was handed down, Semaj Moran was sentenced to life in prison, with no mention of parole made by Oakland Circuit Judge Denise Langford Morris. Moran, convicted of two counts of first-degree premeditated murder in the deaths of Pontiac residents Loretta Culpepper Fournier and Luann Robinson, was 15 at the time of the February 2012 shootings.

Patrick Magee Jr., who awaits sentencing on a felony murder conviction stemming from a shooting that occurred when he was 16, has had his hearing delayed twice. He was convicted of shooting Antwon Chavis, who died of injuries sustained in the shooting.